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10/22/2012, Cheshvan 6, 5773

Syrian Uprising Claims First Jordanian Army Victim

A Jordanian soldier was killed on the country's border with Syria Monday.

The death occured as a minor clash erupted between the army and Islamist fighters trying to cross the northern border into Syria, resulting in the first Jordanian army death since the uprising in Syria began more than 18 months ago.